cymotrichous

English

WOTD – 10 May 2012

Alternative forms

• cymatotrichous

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κῦμα (kûma, “wave”) + Ancient Greek τριχ- (trikh-), stem of θρίξ (thríx, “hair”), + English -ous.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /saɪˈmɒtɹɪkəs/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /saɪˈmɑtɹɪkəs/

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• Hyphenation: cy‧mot‧ri‧chous

Adjective

cymotrichous (not comparable)

1. (anthropology) Having wavy hair.
   • 1907, Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, Man, Volumes 7-8‎^[1], page 123:

     The hair is cymotrichous: one had flat wavy hair, in 19 it was very wavy, and in 7 it was markedly curly.

Derived terms

• cymotrichy

Translations

having wavy hair

• Finnish: aaltoileva (fi)
• Russian: кудря́вый (ru) (kudrjávyj)
• Spanish: cimótrico m